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- ↑ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "Nicholas John Webb".
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- ↑ "Bolton boxer Jack Cullen already over first professional defeat as he prepares for next fight". The Bolton News . 10 April 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2021.